jctiabecerra

jctiabecerra has 9 years experience and specializes in L&D.

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1. save our unit!

   jctiabecerra posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   we are needing budget cut suggestions for l&d, postpartum, and nursery:o

2. helping pts after del

   jctiabecerra replied to jctiabecerra's topic in Ob/Gyn

   thanks everyone. Im doing an inservice next week on this and am planning on using some of the posts. Hopefully I can get everyone to remember why they became nurses.

3. helping pts after del

   jctiabecerra posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am a charge nurse on a postpartum unit. My nurses seem to have the idea that it is rediculous for a patient(c/s included) to ask for help doing things. They get upset if the patient calls for help to get out of bed or get their crying baby out of ...

4. How long in bed for post C/S mothers?

   jctiabecerra replied to MeditationPeace's topic in Ob/Gyn

   we get them up and to bathroom at 8hrs and if they feel like it ambulate in hallway. Foley comes out a 12 hours.

5. Will you give terbutaline to vaginal bleeding pt?

   jctiabecerra replied to Jiayou's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i also have never heard of not giving terb to vag bleederws.

6. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

   jctiabecerra replied to sethmctenn's topic in Humor

   Dr. Harry Heine

7. where did compassion go?

   jctiabecerra replied to jctiabecerra's topic in General Nursing

   I can see that when you are busy but the nurses i speak of may have only 2 patients and they feel like the patients is a bother when asking for help

8. where did compassion go?

   jctiabecerra posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok so I opened my mouth at work about how upsetting it is for me to see nurses treat patients with no compassion. I'm not talking about mistreating anyone but not being compassionate. ie not wanting to help the 2nd day post c-section get out of bed o...

9. Bicitra

   jctiabecerra replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Nope, I tell them to take it like a shot.

10. delee suctioning

    jctiabecerra replied to jctiabecerra's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Which professional organizations address this?

11. What's the weirdest baby name?

    jctiabecerra replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My son goes to school with twin boys named sunny and cloudy their sisters name is rainy.

12. Why lvn's /lpn's should not work in labor and delivery

    jctiabecerra replied to LNDBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some of our best l&d nurses are lvn's and in fact our most experienced nurse is an lvn and she orients all new nurses to l&d. I have my bsn and have worked in l&d for 8 years I still go to her with question ect.

13. delee suctioning

    jctiabecerra posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a rural hospital we do about 400 deliveris a year. My question is about delee suctioning of newborns. It is common practice to delee all newborns orally and some nurses suction nasally too. What is everyone else doing. I have heard that it ...

14. fentanyl in labor

    jctiabecerra replied to ldcmw1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Fentanyl is the only pain medication we give to our laboring patients. We usually give 100mcg q1-2 hrs until 8-9 cm. If the patient becomes complete within an hour of a dose we give Narcan to the mother and have a vial ready for the baby if needed. I...